Recording-scale.



W. T. BOVIE.

RECORDING SCALE. APPLIQATION FILED 31111.22, 1901'.

988,074. I Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

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RECORDING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1907.

Patented Mar. 28,1911

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W. T. BOVIE. nsoonnme SGALE. P PLIUATIOH FILED JAN. 22, 1907.

Patented Mar.28,1911;

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REUGEXHNGSCALE.

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Be it k'imwn that I. Null/mi "I". Bcwm, a citizen of he United Stat-e323, residing at Amgusm, in the. county e3? l'zuiamazm and .Bate 0i Iwfichigzm, have invemed certain new and 1150.511 iirn'mvmmmi s in 1H cmfling Scales. of whid: she fofluwing 2v cation I "Him Wi pmpr to he 1 151 3; as: a. (i? pmgw a: 0? 'TQCOIiiIii'ig taken :ilqm we WW. 0% 50162 em: Th9 invention plify 2111:? say Lezzmiize in many (he a5; my] UQAEH fur Weighing and making a. wily of he :11

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1hr; invemimx is; bei'teir zmdemtmd, the same consists; in the novel cmswuutiu a, aombinw Man and amangemcnts 0*" hareinafier more fuiiy describerl. 'ifimtmtefi anal thinned.

T112 essential fsamres of. the invention and the combinatimms involved therein; are necessarily applicahle ta difiew'nt kinds and types of scaiies m: weighing machlnisms, but

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the grass am'i'n'et weights mayba acsuzfiiel? determinad. and thezefare the cacmbl-e ham arrangement pwsam special utility m: 1&3 appliqatinn to the presnt is inicende to rovifie an accurate recon n gor'mwpat n, @900 iilg as" the weighing mechanism, but the hand 4; is slidably interlocked with said arbor, while the hand 1 is carried upon a sleeve 4* which is loosely mounted upon the arbor and is adapted to be. clamped together with the type wheel 15, (hereinafter referred to) fast on the arbor through the medium of the binding nut 4; mounted upon one extremity of the arbor 5. This binding nut, when tightened, secures both hands and the typewheel 13 fast upon thearbor for movement therewith, said arbor being journaled trans-- versely ot the casing in suitable bearings provided therefor. From the foregoing it will he observed that both the tare hand and the. type wheel are mounted on the same sleeve which is inovably held on the arbor and forced in the direction of the abutment a: upon the tightening of the binding nut t, and said tare hand is so adjusted in relation to the type wheel that it always indicates the number of pounds which will be recorded, and if the binding nut 4 is loosened the tare ha nd, together with the type wheel may be given any relative position on the arbor. An empty pail being placed on the scale the gross weigl'ithand is carried over the dial. and the tare hand is then placed at the zero mark, which necessarily brings the type wheel in a position to print 0 pounds. The nut 4 is then tightened and the sleeve, to gether with the type wheel, are clamped against the abutment a" with the result of making the type wheel and tare hand fast to the arbor. The scale will now print net weights, and at the same time serve as a gen eral purpose scale where gross weights are required. In addition to these elements referred to the weighing mechanism proper includes in its organization the main weighing elements 6 consisting of a pair of coiled weighing 5 rings housed within the casing and secure at their upper ends, as at 6, to a fixed abutment or support- 7 within the casing, the lower ends of said springs 6 being respectively connected to the opposite holding hooks "r' bolted or otherwise suitably fitted in the opposite end portions'of a crosshcad 8. This cross-head 8 has connected thereto the upper end of the stem 8 of the weight-holding hook 9 located exterior of the casing and adapted to support the receptacle containing the milk to be weighed. The said cross-head 8 also has swiveled thereto, by means of a swivcled connection 10, the lower end of a weight-transmitting rod 1O having a guiding stem 1O working through a guide opening 10 in the fixed abutment or support 7, and also provided with a rack section 11 arranged parallel with the guiding stein 10 and meshing with a pinion 12 on the arbor 5, thereby providing means for transferring the motion of the rod 10 to the arbor 5 and hence to the scale hands, with the result of carrying the latter over the face ofthe dial and indieat ing the (litter-out weights. 'In regard to the swiveled connection 10 between the lower end of the weight transmitting rod 10 and the cross head 8 from which the weight holding hook is suspended, it should be noted that the. said swiveled eonnmztion serves to free said rod '10 from any strain caused by the spril'lgs not win-king exactly 111 unison.

The weighing meehuuisn'i described has directly associated, and movable, therewith a printing mechanism which includes in its construction a rotating printing type wheel 1?) held on the arbor 5 against the abutment- :11 at one side of the same through the medium of the sleeve 4-", previously referred to,

and provided on its periphery with a plu-' rality of raised type characters 14 which are adapted to be exposed in and project through a printing hole 15 provided in the top part of the. casing fl. and surrounded by a holding flange 16 with which is interlocked an inturn fastening 'llange 17 provided about the edge of a type guard plate 18 arranged over the hole. 15 and having formed therein a single. type opening 19 which exposes to the impression surface (to be presently referred to) for printing, the character or characters corresponding to the weight in dicated on the scale At one side of the type wheel 13 there is arranged what may be termed a centering comb wheel 20 carried with the type wheel and adapted to have its peripheral teeth on gaged by a vertically swinging centering knife 21 having a pivotal support at one end as at 22 on a hanger bracket 23 within the casing, and also having a. pivotal spring link connection 2st with an intermediate part of a vertically swingingcontrolling lever 25 pivotally supported intermediate its ends on a transverse supportii'lg rod 26 Within the casing.

The vertically swinging controlling lever 25 has pivot-ally connected to the front end thereof, as at 2?, the lower end of an operating bar 28 extending through a clearance opening 29 in the top-part of the casing 1 and provided at its upper end with apre. button 30 which is engaged by the fingers of the hand to provide for depressing the bar. The said bar 28 is further provided, exteriorly to the casing I, with a laterally projecting coupling fork 31'adapted to loosely and detachably engage the front scale bar 51 of the record carrier designated in its entirety by the reference character 0, and which will be presently described. The bar 28 has sufficient play in the opening 29 to permit it to be drawn forward out of en gagement with the. carrier 0 to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, but under working conditions the fork 31 is held in its engaged relation by means of the holding jur'l'tal position. Whcn the operating bar 28 is disengaged from the front lllll' 51 of the carriage lranu', the latter can also he swung upwardly upon the liar 52 as an axis to examine or adjust the paper or for other IIHI'IJUSPS.

ln the operation of the apparatus, the action of the weighing nic. .-lianism serves to autonnitically turn the printing type wheel 13 to cxposo the proper number at the printing hole. The carriage or record carrier is then adjusted to bring the pro er column on the tally sheet over the printing point whereupon the operator depres es the operating bar 28 with the result oi ccntcrirn and locking the type wheel by means of the comb wheel and centering knife and at the same time, by reason of the coupling connection 31 of the bar 28 with the record carrier scale bar, depressing the platen with the paper thereon against the rihbon over the type character. This same operation as it is repeated serves to actuate the rilohon mechanism as described.

Various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of constrmjrtion may he resorted to without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention'.

I claim 1. In a recording scale, a weighing mechanism, printing mechanism having a typecari 'ing clement operated by the weighing mechanism, a liftahlc record carrier arranged wholly exterior to the weighing and printing mechanism, and having an impression surface movable toward and from the type-carrying element. and shiftalole in relntion to the printing mechanism to presentany'dcsired part of the record sheet thereon to said mechanism, and operating means for moving thc'impression surface against the typeiarrying element.

2. In a. recording scale, a. Weighing mech anism, printing mechanism having a typecarrying element. operated by the weighing 'n'iechanism, a shift-able record carrier having an impression surface, a centering and locking device for the type-carrying element. and an operating bar shiftably engaged by the record. carrier and arranged to operate said centering and locking device and also to move'the impression surface of the carrier against the. type-carrying clement.

2-5. In arecording scale, a weighing mechanism, printing; mechanism, set to printing; position by the weighing mechanism. and an cxtcriorly arranged littahlc record car rier separate from said two mechanisms, hut adapted to he moved into operative engagement with the type clement of the printing ncclnmir-an. said l'ccvld carrier hcing shittable in relation to the printing mechanism to present; any desired part of the record shcct thereon to said mechanism.

4. In a recording scale, a casing wei hinn and printing mechanism housed wit. in said casing, and a separate liftable hinged record carrier arranged exterior to the cusing and having an impressionsurface cooperating with the printing mechanism and shi'ltahlc in relation to the latter to present any desired part of the record sheet to said printing i'ncchanism.

.1. In a recording s tale, a weighing mechanism. a printing mechanism having a type whccl operated by the weighin mechanism, a cclitcring' (.(Hl'lb whccl mo'va 1e with the type wheel, a swinging centering knife coo a-rating with the comb wheel, a ribbon mechai'lism having a ratchet teed wheel, a springreturned controlling lever having an operative connection with said" centering knife and carrying an actuating pawl for said ratchet feed wheel, a shittahle paper carriage carrying a platen, and an operating har connected with said controlling lever and also engaged with said carriage for moving the platen against the type wheel.

(3. In a recording scale, the combination with a casing having a scale dial, a weighing arhor carrying a scale pointer, a rotary type \iheel. a comb wheel and a pinion, a weight transmitting rod haying a rack engagement with said pinion. a swinging centering knife cooperating with the comb wheel. a ribbon mechanism having a ratchet feed wheel, a shiftahle paper carriage carrying a platen, a spring returned controlling lever connected with said knife and carrying an actuating pawl for said ratchet .tccd wheel. and a reciprocal operating har having a detachable clutch connection with the paper carriage, and a spring held connection with said controlling lever.

7. In a recording scale. a weighing mechanism, printing mechanism having a type wheel operated by the weighing mechanism, and a longitudinally hittahlr and dcprcssi hlc paper arriage mounted over the weighing and printing inel-lnanisins and carrying: 1'Japcr-holdin and feeding: lll02lllfi, said paper :arriagc living also liltahlc in a vertical direction. I

8. In a recording; scale. a weighing mechanism. printing: mrrhanism having a type wheel operated by the weighing mechanism, a longitmlinally shitrahlc and depressiblef in war carriage ca rrvin a )latcn and a 161' l l is feeding moans. I'Ulllllllllg' means for hold g the carriage in a set position, and means for tit-pressing the carriage with itsplaten, said carriage being also liftable in a vertical direction.

9. In a. rounding scale, a casing provided with a printing hole and a type gnl\1d covering the same, a weighing n'icchanism, aprinbin mechanism having a type wheel exposed through the printing hole, means for opera ating the type wheel by the weighing mech' anism, and a depressible and longitudinally shiftable paper carriage carrying a platen coiiperating with said type wheel,

10. In a recording scale,- a weighing mechanism, printing mechahismhaving a type wheel, means for operating the type wheel by the weighing mechanism, and a depressible and shiftable paper carriage cooperating with the printing mechanism and carrying a platen and a front plate having paper clipping elements.

11. In a recording scale, a weighing mechanism, printing mechanism having a type-carrying element operated by the weighing mechanism, a suitably arranged guide block, a shiftable paper carriage framehaving a rear slide bar movablethrough and turning in the'block, and a front graduated spacingbar, a fixed index for said front spacing bar, a catch device for the rear-slide bar, a platen mounted in the carriage frame, and paper feeding and holding devices cooperating with the platen.

e 12. In a weight recording scale, a casing,

Weighing and printing mechanisms partly, housed within the casing, and a separate liftable record carrier arranged exterior to the casing and cooperating with the printing mechanism.

13. In a weight recording scale, a weighing mechanism, printing mechanism having a type wheel, means for operating said type wheel by the weighing mechanism, and a depressible and shiftable paper carriage cooperating with said printing mechanism:

' .14. In a recording scale, a shiftable record carrier, a casing having a dial, weighing and printing mechanism cooperating with said carrier and including an arbor and a type wheel on the arbor, a gross weight hand and a tare hand carried by the arbor, and means for-holding the hands in relativelyadjusted posltlons.

15. In a recording scale, a shiftable record carrier, acasing having a dial, weighing and printing mechanism coiiperating with said carrier and including an arbor and a type Wheel arranged on the arbor, a gross Weight hand interlocked with the arbor and working over the dial, and a tare hand loosely mounted upon. the arbor and adapted to be clamped to the type wheel.

16. In a recording scale, a shiftable record carrier,acasing h-avingadial, weighing and printing mechanism cooperating with said carrier and including an arbor and a type wheel arranged on the arbor, and a pair of scale hands, one of which is slidably interlocked with the arbor, and the other of which is loose on the arbor and is adapted to have a clamping connection with. the type wheel, and fastening means for securing the two. hands fast in their relatively adjusted positions- 17. In a recording scale, a weighing mechanism, a printing mechanism set to printing position by the weighing mechanism, and a shiftablerecord carrier having paper-holding and guiding means for the tally. sheet, and also Having separate holding means for retaining in position an index card or Sheet.

18. In. a recording scale a weighing mechanism, printing mechanism set to printingposi'tion by. the weighing mechanism, a shiftable record carrier, a columnated tally sheet arranged to be guided througl'i the record carrier,.a'nd a columnated index card or sheet arranged for support on the carrier in a fixed position with relation to the tally sheet. i

19. In a recording scale, a weighing mechanism, printingmechanism having a type-carrying element operated by the weighjll'lg mechanism, a shiftable record carrier, a centering and locking device for the type carrying element including a centering knife,

a controlling lever, a pivotal spring link 0011- netion between said knife and said lever, and an operating bar operatively engaged with the record carrier and with said centering and locking device.

20. In a weight recording scale, a weighin mechanism rintin mechanism includr inga type-carrying element, means for adjusting said type-,carrying element by the weighing mechanism, an impression roll, means for rotating the same, and independent means for shifting and for reciprocating the impression roll relative to the said typecarrying element.

f 21. In a weight recording scale, a weigh ing mechanism, printing mechanism having a type-carrying element operated .by the weighlng mechanism, a shiftable record carrier having an impression surface cooperating with the said type-carrying element, a.

centering and lockin device for the typecarryingelement, a ri bon mechanism, and a single operating device for actuating the said centering and locking device, the ribbon mechanism, and for imparting reciprocal movement to the record carrier with respect to the type'carrying-element.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BOVIE. Witnesses: v

H. J. RICHARDSON,

Avis M. Itronanoson. 

